TARTEST

Adjective

tartest

superlative form of tart: most tart

Anagrams

• tatters

Source: Wiktionary


TART

Tart, a. Etym: [AS. teart. *63. Cf. Tear, v. t.]

1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.

2. Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke. Why art thou tart, my brother Bunyan.

Tart, n. Etym: [OE. tarte, F. tarte; perhaps originally the same word as tourte, LL. torta, fr. L. tortus, p.p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape. Cf. Torture, n.]

Definition: A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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